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The Launch: FDB (First Databank) has announced the general availability of FDB MedProof MCP, the healthcare industry's first Model Context Protocol (MCP) server purpose-built for AI medication decision support.The Protocol: MCP is an emerging, open-source standard that defines how AI agents and Large Language Models (LLMs) interact with external knowledge bases. By creating an MCP server, FDB allows health-tech developers to plug generative AI directly into FDB's
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GE HealthCare Receives FDA Clearance for True Definition DL CT Image Reconstruction Technology
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The Regulatory Win: GE HealthCare has received 510(k) clearance from the FDA for True Definition DL, the latest addition to its portfolio of deep learning (DL) image reconstruction solutions for computed tomography (CT).The Clinical Target: The technology is specifically designed to drastically improve spatial resolution and clarity in high-contrast regions, making it uniquely suited for lung, musculoskeletal, and inner ear imaging (e.g., finding tiny pulmonary nodules or
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Marathon Health Appoints Chris Pricco as CEO to Accelerate Advanced Primary Care Growth
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Marathon Health has appointed Chris Pricco as its new Chief Executive Officer. He succeeds co-founder and longtime CEO Dr. Jeff Wells, who will remain with the company as a board member.
Last year alone, Marathon opened 83 new health centers and grew its headcount to 3,300 employees. They are currently expanding their open-access network into heavily populated, highly competitive metro areas like Philadelphia, Detroit, and Baltimore. Navigating that kind of
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Oracle Lays Off 539 Kansas City Employees as Focus Shifts to AI Data Centers
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The Local Impact: Oracle is permanently eliminating 539 roles at its Kansas City campus—the former Cerner headquarters. Affected employees were notified in late March, with formal separation dates scheduled between May 26 and June 1.The Roles: The cuts heavily impact the operational core of the business, including software developers, system analysts, program managers, IT, and consulting positions. Affected employees do not have "bumping rights" to displace other workers
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University of Toledo Health to Deploy Nabla’s Ambient AI Documentation in Epic EHR
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The Deployment: University of Toledo Health (UToledo Health) is deploying Nabla, a leading ambient AI clinical assistant, to hundreds of its physicians and advanced practice providers following a highly successful pilot program.The Core Integration: Nabla integrates directly into Epic, allowing clinicians across primary care and surgical specialties to generate structured clinical notes natively within their existing EHR workflows.
The 8-Week Turnaround
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HHS Reverses 2024 Tech Reorganization: Why HHS Just Stripped AI and Cyber Operations Out of the ONC
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The Reversal: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is officially reversing a controversial 2024 reorganization that consolidated major enterprise technology roles under the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC).The Name Change: The 2024 initiative dually titled the ONC as the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy/Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ASTP/ONC). That dual title is dead. The office returns to its original,
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Samsung Galaxy Watch8 Series Launches Blood Pressure Tracking in the U.S.
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The Launch: Starting today, select Galaxy users in the U.S. can monitor systolic and diastolic blood pressure directly from their Galaxy Watch8 or Galaxy Watch8 Classic via the Samsung Health Monitor App.The Technology: The watch uses internal heart rate monitoring sensors to estimate blood pressure changes against calibrated values. Later this year, Samsung plans to introduce passive monitoring to track long-term trends automatically.
Beyond the Cuff: How It
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myStoria Secures $1.6M to Launch AI-Powered Reproductive Health Platform
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The Funding: Kitchener, Ontario-based health-tech startup myStoria has closed a $1.625M seed funding round led by Graphite Ventures, with participation from Conexus Venture Capital and others.The Solution: myStoria is a mobile-first (iOS/Android) platform that acts as an intelligent "Context Engine." It organizes a user’s messy health history (documents, audio, photos, symptoms) into a structured format optimized for AI comprehension, ensuring nothing is missed during a
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Butterfly Network Receives FDA Clearance for AI-Powered Gestational Age Ultrasound Tool
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The Milestone: Butterfly Network has received FDA clearance for a fully automated Gestational Age (GA) Tool integrated directly into its handheld, semiconductor-based ultrasound devices. It is the first FDA-cleared "blind-sweep" ultrasound AI tool for estimating gestational age.The Efficacy & Scale: The tool is proven to deliver results equivalent to a trained sonographer for patients between 16 and 37 weeks. Backed by the Gates Foundation, the tool is already
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DAS Health Appoints Lee Horner as Chief Executive Officer
What You Should Know:
- DAS Health, a provider of healthcare IT, managed services, and business solutions, has officially appointed Lee Horner as its new Chief Executive Officer.
- The leadership change is aimed at driving the company's next phase of growth, innovation, and expansion across the North American healthcare landscape.
Lee Horner Bio/Background
Horner brings over 20 years of executive leadership experience specifically within the healthcare software and
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